"In this pot, I stir to the sun an' follow the rule of harming none. Banishment of bane when goin' widdershins; an' with water and salt negativity is cleansed. Household duties are more than chores. Magick abounds when mopping floors. With this broom, I do sweep to clean my house and safely keep. Marigold, Basil, Thyme, and Yarrow my spell is cast for a better tomorrow. Lemons for joy and apples for health the pow'r within brings great wealth. And, in this kitchen I do pray. To truly walk the Witches' Way." - E. Zigler

Incense Recipes

1.Be sure all herbs,spices,peels,and flowers are completely dry.

2.All dry ingredients must be ground into a fine powder.

3.Mix all ingredients in a small glass container with a clean stick

or your fingers.

4.Let the incense stand over night to dry.

5.Store any unused incense in a tightly capped glass jar,away from light.

6.These incenses need self-igniting charcoal.

7.Most important,for best results,try to blend your energies with the incense as you prepare and use it.

Tab=Tablespoon

Teas=Teaspoon

Pagan Power Incense For Ritual Energy

· 1.Tab. cinnamon

· 1.Tab. anise seed

· 1.Teas. nutmeg

· 1.Teas. ginger

· 1.Teas. lemon peel

· 1.Teas. lemon extract

· 1.Teas. peppermint extract

· Dry petals of 3 white roses

Divine Delight To honor your Personal Deity

· Dry peel of one Orange

· 1.Teas. nutmeg

· 1.Teas. vanilla extract

· 1.Teas. almond extract

· Petals of one carnation

· Petals of one rose

Sacred Space - To clear and make pure an area

· 4.Tab. cedar chips

· 1.Tab. thyme

· 1.Tab. sage

· 2.Teas. rosemary

· 1.Teas. cinnamon

· 1.Pinch. salt

· 1.Pinch. tobacco

White Light Delight - Use when invoking the white light of protection

· 1.Tab. rosemary

· 1.Tab. ginger

· Dry peel of one lemon

· Dry petal of 2 white roses

· 1.Teas. vanilla extract

· 1.Teas. almond extract

· 1.Teas. coconut extract

· 7.crushed bay leaves

Thank You Incense - Just to say Thanks

· 2.Tab. rosemary

· 1.Tab. cinnamon

· 1.Teas. sage

· 1.Teas. allspice

· Dry peel of one lemon

· Dry petals of 3 roses

· 1.Tab. almond extract

Help Incense - When you need help

· 2.Tab. cinnamon

· 2.Tab. vanilla extract

· 1.Tab. rosemary

· 1.Tab. thyme

· 1.Teas. clove

· 1.Teas. ginger

· 1.Teas. allspice

· 1.Pinch. salt

Solstice Citrus Incense

· 1.Tab. dry orange peel

· 1.Tab. dry grapefruit peel

· 1.Tab. dry lemon peel

· 1.Tab. dry tangerine peel

· 1.Teas. orange extract

· 1.Teas. lemon extract

Kitchen Witchen - House Blessing Incense

· 2.Tab. dry lemon peel

· 1.Tab. rosemary

· 1.Tab. almond extract

· 1.Teas. cinnamon

· 1.Pinch. garlic skins

· 1.Teas. anise seed

· 1.Teas. allspice

· 1.Teas. coconut extract

· 1.Pinch. salt

The Home Circle

Magickal plants growing outside the home in containers can be placed around the circle or on the altar during ritual. If you primarily work indoors, choose an odd-numbered selection of sacred plants and grow these in your ritual area. If they need more sunlight, simply move them outdoors and bring inside during ritual. Give them energy and love, and they'll aid you in your worship and magick. Though any but poisonous plants can be used, such plants as these are recommended:

African Violets Red Geraniums

Cacti (all types)

Rose Ferns (all types)

Rose Geranium

Holly Rosemary

Hyssop Ti (Cordyline terminalis)

Palms (all types)

Wax Plant (Hoya carnosa)

Herbs for the Sabbats

To be used as decorations on the altar, round the circle, in the home.

Samhain:

Chrysanthemum, wormwood, apples, pears, hazel, thistle, pomegranates, all grains, harvested fruits and nuts, the pumpkin, corn.

Yule:

Holly, mistletoe, ivy, cedar, bay, juniper, rosemary, pine. Place offerings of apples, oranges, nutmegs, lemons and whole cinnamon sticks on the Yule tree.

Imbolc:

Snowdrop, rowan, the first flowers of the year.

Ostara:

Daffodil, woodruff, violet, gorse, olive, peony, iris, narcissus, all spring flowers.

Beltane:

Hawthorn, honeysuckle, St. John's wort, woodruff, all flowers.

Midsummer:

Mugwort, vervain, chamomile, rose, lily, oak, lavender, ivy, yarrow, fern, elder, wild thyme, daisy, carnation.

Lughnasadh:

All grains, grapes, heather, blackberries, sloe, crab apples, pears.

Mabon:

Hazel, corn, aspen, acorns, oak sprigs, autumn leaves, wheat stalks, cypress cones, pine cones, harvest gleanings.

The magick circle may be fashioned with garlands of flowers sacred to the Goddess and God.  Fresh flowers may be present on the altar or, if none are available, greens such as ferns may be used. When casting the circle around a tree, you can use the fruit, leaves, nuts or flowers of that tree to mark out the circle, if desired. All of these can be used in addition to the cord and stones.

Alternately, flowers can be scattered around the perimeter of the circle. The point stones may be ringed with fresh flowers and herbs suitable to the elements, such as:

North:

corn, cypress, fern, honeysuckle, wheat, vervain

East:

acacia, bergamot, clover, dandelion, lavender, lemon grass, mint, mistletoe, parsley, pine

South:

basil, carnation, cedar, chrysanthemum, dill, ginger, heliotrope, holly, juniper, marigold, peppermint

West:

apple blossoms, lemon balm, camellia, catnip, daffodil, elder, gardenia, grape, heather, hibiscus, jasmine, orchid

These are suggestions for dedicating the tools prior to their first use or formal cosecration, if any. Perform these with proper visualization and ritual intent.

The Athame or Sword

Rub the blade with fresh basil, rosemary or oak leaves, at sunrise, outdoors where you will not be disturbed or seen. Lay the sword or Athame on the ground with its point to the South. Walk clockwise around it thrice, scattering bay leaves (perferably fresh) over it. Take up the sword or Athame, stand facing East and, holding it upward but with arms lowered, invoke the God to infuse your Athame or sword with His strength. Point it to the sky, invoking the Goddess to charge your blade with Her love and power. Wrap your Athame or sword in red cloth and take it home. It may be stored in the cloth, if desired.

The Bolline

Early in the morning, go to a forest (or park, garden, or your indoor garden). Choose the most beautiful and vibrant plants. Touch the point of the Boline gently to these in turn, forging a connection between your Boline and the plants (and, thusly, the Earth). Next, sit on the Earth. Ensuring that you are quite alone, draw a pentagram with the Boline's point on the ground. It is done.

The Wand

If the wand is of wood, take it outdoors at sunset and rub it with fresh lavender, eucalyptus or mint leaves. Raise it in the air toward the East (or the Moon if it is visible) and invoke the Goddess. At sunrise, take it again outdoors, rub with the fresh fragrant leaves and invoke the God by raising it to the East.

The Pentacle

Place the pentacle on bare Earth. Lay upon it dried parsley, patchouly, mistletoe, or fress jasmine or honeysuckle flowers. Sit before it facing North for several seconds, visualizing the pentacle absorbing the Earth's energies. Then pick it up and scatter the herbs or flowers to the four quarters, beginning and ending in the North. If this must be done indoors, fill a small dish with fresh Earth and place the pentacle on this. Proceed as above, saving the herbs or flowers to be scattered outdoors at a latter time.

The Censer

Fume pure rosemary, frankincense or copal within the censer prior to its first use. Do this for about an hour.

The Cauldron

Take the cauldron to a stream, river, lake or ocean. Gather the leaves of some plants growing nearby (at the sea, perhaps seaweed). Dip the cauldron into the water to fill it. Place the leaves in the cauldron, then set it on the water's edge where it is on both water and sand. Place your hands on the cauldron and dedicate it to the Goddess in any words you like. Empty and dry the cauldron, and return home. The charge has been made. If performed inside, place the cauldron in a large basin of water or the bathtub, in a candle-lit room. Add a bit of salt to the water, which should be cold. Proceed as above. Salt water corrodes metal. Thoroughly wash the cauldron after immersion in sea or salk water.

The Chalice

Anoint the base with gardenia, rose or violet oil and fill with pure spring water. Then set afloat a sprig of ivy, a small rose, a fresh gardenia or some other appropriate flower or herb. Gaze into the Chalice and invoke the Goddess to bless it. You might also wish to take it outside as night, filled with water, and catch the Moon's reflection within it.

The Broom

It can be fashioned from an ash staff, birch twigs and a willow binding. Brush the broom with chamomile, willow, lemon balm, elder or mallow stalks and branches, then bury these with due solemnity. You might also wish to carve a cresent Moon upon its handle.

The Crystal

On the night of a Full Moon, rub the sphere with fresh (or dried) mugwort, then take it outside. Hold it up so that it drinks in the light and energies of the Moon. Gaze at the Moon through the crystal by holding it before your eyes. Repeat at least thrice yearly for the best benefits.

The Book of Shadows

Sew into the cover of the Book of Shadows leaves of the sacred herbs vervain, rue, bay, willow or others, if you wish. They should be well-dried and secretly placed by the light of the Moon. The covers of the Book of Shadows should, of course, be covered with cloth for this purpose.

The Robe

If you choose to wear one, lay it among sachets filled with lavender, vervain and cedar when not in use. Sew a bit of rosemary or frankincense into the hem while fashioning it, if desired (and if the resulting stainswon't show after washing).